Ruffling sewing-machine.



u L. ONDERDONK. RUFFLING SEWING MACHINE.

APFLICAIION FILED DEC. 13, 1909.

Patented May 25, 1915:

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'csiieiiio si iciies ieiijigesai LANSING- ONDERDDNK, U33 NEW "YORK, N. Y2, ASSIGNOR T0 "UNION SPECIAL MACHINE CQMIPANY, O]? GHICAGG, ILLENOE, .i CQMOEATION OF ILLINOIS.

sewing machines, and more especially e ruffling attachment for an overseaming machine of the type illustrated, described and claimed in my Patent, No. 962,97ei,granted June 28, 1910, although it is obvious hat certain features of the invention are adepted for see in connection with other types of machin A11 object of the invention is to provide a milling attachment Which may be quickly thrown intooz' out of position and operation whenever desired.

A. fllliilel object of the invention is to provide a ruiiiing attachment for an over seaming machine, which attachment is so coiistructed and supported that the attachment, together with its operating mechanism may be readily moved to one side, so asto give access to the parts of the machine in rear of the milling attachment.

A further object of the invention is to provide an overseaming machine with a cover plate for certainiparts of, the stitching mechanism, and a ruliiing blade attachment which is connected to the cover plate, and so supported that the attachment, to gether with the cover plate may be readily turned to one side, so as to give access to the parts of the stitching mechanism in rear thereof.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a ruliimg mechanism wherein the l lllillllg lode is positively moved back and h forth, and wherein the milling mechanism 155 so constructed and supported that the Same may be moved out of operative position. Wheneverdesired.

I A further object of the inventii'mv is to' Patented May es; ieis,

Application filefi December 13, 1989. Serial 1%. 532,751.

provide in combination with e stitching mechanism and a trimmer which is located in advance thereof, a rufiiiig mechanism which shall operate upon the material in ad vance of the trimming mechanism, which milling mechailism may bereedily thrown out of operation whenever desired.

These-e116. other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part he hereinafter. more fully disclosed.

In the drawings which show by Way of illustration one, embodiment of my invention,-Figure 1 is a front view of an overseaming machine with my attachment epplied thereto, and showing the attachment in inoperative position; Fig. 2 is a similar view with the ruiiiing mechanism. thrown to operative position; Fig. 3 is a. view from the end oi the machine, showing in dotted lines the ruffiing attachment thrown down so as to give access tothe parts in rear ofthe same; Fig. 4 is a view of the support for the rufiiing attachment, taken from the back side thereof- 5 is a detail. view, showing the support for the ruiiiing mechai'iism and the manner of holding the some in operative position; Fig. 6 is a detail view partly in section, showing the manner of operating the milling mechanism from the needle lever; Fig. '7 is a top plan view oi the ruiliing mechanism, showing the cover ilate carried by the supportfor the i'uiiiing mechanism; Fig. 8 is a. detail} view, showing the manner of operating the ruifiing blade and supporting the separating blade; Fig. 9 is a detail; view, sh0v'ving.the adjustable arm carried by the needlelever for operating the milling mechanism; Fig. 10 is a sectional view through the support for the shaft which carries the ruiliing blade; Fig. 11 is a detailsectionel view,sh0wing the manner of connecting the rufiing attachment to the machine; Fig. 12 is e detail, showing the manner of locking the support for the miller in operative position. Fig. 13 shows in plan the presser foot, and in dotted lines the relative position of the ruilier blade, the movable trimmer blade, and the deflecting device. Fig. 1 is a side View of the pi'esser foot.

The needle 5 is carried by the needle bar,

and cooperating with said needle is a loopcr 6.

illustrated is of the overseamiug type, wherein. auecdle loop is carried through the fabric and the thread-carrying looper or spreader co iperates with the needle beneath the work support, while a thread-carrying .looper or spreader coiiperates with the first thread-carrying loopcr or spreader and with the needle above the work; support The particular type of stitch'forming uachamsm, however, forms no part of the except that from certain present invention,

the StlbCH-llI0lTHllllg aspects of the invention,

'me'chauism should be of an overseaming character.

Located in trout of the stitching mechanism is a trimming device, which comprises an upper trimming blade 7, carried by a lever 8, which may be pivoted at the rear side of the machine and operated in the usual manner. Co jperating with. the trimmer blade 7 is a stationary member carried by the wort: support.

- The presser foot 9 is carried by the resser bar 10, which. is raised or lowered by the usual presscr lever 11, or by the lever 12, which is connected with a treadle in the usual manner.

' My rulliiug,attachment is especially adapted for coiiperatiou with a machine of the above character. Said attachment comprises a base plate 13, on which the bed plate 1 of the machine may rest. Said base plate 18 is secured to the bed plate of the machine by bent arms 14c; 15, which extend up over the bed plate and are secured to the base plate by suitable screws. A similar armlG is arranged the-rear oi the machine.

The base plate 13 has a standard 17,.projectiug therefrom, to which is pivoted the support 3.8.. support is provided with upwardly projecting c, IS 19 and-20, in which is loosel mounted a sliding bar'Pl. Said bar is preterably rectangular in cross section, and the openings in the arms 19 and 20 to, receive the bar .21. are of similar shape. The bar 21 is free to slide longitudinally in the arms 19 and 20.. Said bar 21 carries an adjustable arn'l" at its diorward end, which projects dpwuwardly and thou laterally at 23, and carries a stripper blade 24,

' The sliding bar QTthas an opening extendiiig longitudinally through the same, and re ecives a shaft (see Fig. 10). The shaft 25"at its forward end has an arm 26., secured thereto by asplit collar and clamping and forth with the shaft The stitch-forming mechanism herein.

to]: the ruliliug mechanism. The

screw QLso that the arm 26 is oscillated back The shaft-25 is a hollow shaft and extendmg therethrough is a rod 25, which supports at an outer end, an arm 28. At the lower end of the arm 28 is a rufller support 29,-.

which is pivoted to said arm by a screw 30.

A spring 3 is coiled about the screw 30, and

one end of thespring 31 engages the arm 28,

the miller rufiiing support 29. The upper end ofthe arm 26 is provided with a laterally projecting lug 36, which carries an adjustable: e

screw"3'(. A" locking nut 38 holds the screw 37 in its adjusted positions. The screw 37 islocatcd in the path of an upwardly projecting finger 39, carried by the arm 28 It will readily be seen that if the arm 26 is oscillated in the direction of the arrow,

diately be moved away from the rufiler sup- 110 oscillate said support about its pivotal point,

port 29, which will allow the springBl to thus lifting the rufiier blade or tending to lift the same 05 from the fabric. A further movement of thearm 26 in this direction causes the screw 37 to'contact with the finger the miller blade.

It will thus be seen that the rufiler blade by the oscillation of the shaft 25 is moved back and forth positively, and is held posh tively in engagement with the material, as it is moved forward, while all pressure of the same upon the material is relieved during the return stroke of'the rufller blade.

As a means for oscillating the shaft 25,/i[

have providedthe same with/the projectiflg arm 40, which is clamped to the shaft 25/bymeans of'a screw 41. Said arm at its 0 ter v to providel the sp ced I y t.

end is forked, so as fingers42and 43.

96 i Fig. 8, the screw 35 Wlll be brought into con-' 115 39, and oscillate the arm 28, so as to retract v I portion of the arm 44, while a set screw 47 intense l passes through the other portion thereof. The said set screws engage the upper surface of the needle lever 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 6..

v The arm 44 at its lower end is bent later-i ally as shown in Fig. 9, to form an operating abutment 48 for the milling mechanism.

Beyond .the abutment 48 the arm is tapered substantially to a point 49. When the supporting bar 21 for the ruiiiing mechanism is moved to the position shown in Fig. 2, the

fingers 42 and 43 of the arm engage over the abutment 48 of the operating arm 44 carried by the needle lever 4. As the needle lever vibrated up and down, the abutment '48 will thus, through the arm 40, oscillate the. shaft 25.

When, however, the supporting rod 21 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 1, the operating arm 40 is'moved away from the abutment 48, so that the vibrations of the "needle lever do not oscillate the shaft 25.

The tapered end 49 of the operating arm 44 serves as a means to readily cause the arm 40 f to be moved into operative engagement with the abutment 48.

A spring 50 is secured at one end to the support 18 and at its other end to the arm 22, supporting the stripper blade. Said spring normally tends to hold the bar 21 in the position shown in Fig. 1, and the ruilling mechanism out of operative position.

. A lever 51 is pivoted at 52 to a bracket 53 mounted on the standard 17. The upper end of said lever is provided with a roller 54, "While the other end of said lever 51 may be connected to a suitable treadle or knee shift. A spring is mounted upon the standard, 17 and engages the lever 51 and normally holds the same in raised position against the stop 56. An adjustable stop 56 limits the downward movement of said lever.

An arm 57 is pivoted at its lower end to a bracket 58, carried by the standard 17, and

at its upper end is forked, so as to straddle the suppo-rting shaft 25, for the milling mechanism. Said forked end of the arm 57 is connected to suitable screws 59, carried by alcollar 59 on the shaft 25. When the lever 51 is depressed, theroller engages the arm 57, anl swinging the some about its pivotal support, fol s the supporting bar 21 to the I left, as viewed in Fig. 1, so as to bring the rufiier into operative position. I

As above notedmvhen the rulller is moved to operative position, the fingers 42 and 43 of the operative arm .40 engage the abutment '48 of the operating arm 44 carried by the needle lever 4.

When the lever 51 is released, the sprin a wood fiber disk 62. A second wood fiber disk 63 is also placed loosely on the shaft 25, and bearing against said disk 63 is a metal plate 64. Y

A spring 65 surrounds the outer end of the rod 25*, and a thumb nut 66 compresses the spring 65 against the plate 64. v

By adjusting the thumb nut 66,the tension of the spring on the plate 64 may be varied. The purpose of the wood fiber disks which are located on each side of the stationary disk 62, is toprovide suiiicient friction so as to control the movements of the crimping or ruiiling' blade. K, I v

The hollow shaft 25 moves loosely about the rod 25, which supports the ruflling blade and the wood fiber disks hold the supporting rod 25 against movement until the operating screws '34 or 36 contact with the arm 28 to positively move the same.

It will thus be seen that the miller will be held at the forward end of its movement, by

means of the tension on the supportingrod until the ruflier support has been turned by the rufiier means of the spring 31 to lift blade, and the tension disks will prevent As a means for holding the arm .40 in proper relation to the abutment 48, I have provided stop. arms 67, 68, which are secured to the bracket arm 20 by suitable screws 69, 69.

The support 18 for the rufller is pivoted to the standard 17, as above noted, and when in raised position, the adjustable bolt 7 7 rests against a lug 70. As a means for holding said support 18 in raised position, I have provided a locking latch 71,.which carries an adjustable screw 72 atone end,

whlch engages a cam plate 73 carried by the support 18. A finger piece 74 assists in the manipulation of the latch 71. When the handle is thrown into the position shownin Fig. 5, the screw 72 engages the oam shoulder 7 3,. and locks the support 18 firmly against thesupporting lug 70. An overseaming machine of the character herein shown is usually provided with the cover plate which is located between the trimming mechanism and the point of stitching, soas to deflect away thetrimmed- This COVBP P te protects" the portions of the fabric trimmed ofi.

parts of the stitching mechanism from the which are being I have shown herein the cover plate as carried by the support for the rufiiing mechanisin, so that when the ruffling mechanism is thrown down to give access to the parts behind the same, the cover plate is 'also moved with. the ruiiling mechanism away from the stitching elements, so that by a single operation the parts may he uncovere l The cover plate 75 which is also curved to form a diverting guide or deflecting plate for the trimmed-oil strip. is herein shown, (see Fig. 4) as carried by an arm 76, which is provided with slots 77, and the screws 78, 28' through the slots 77, secure the cover plate to the hack of the support 18 for the milling mechanism.

A spring 7 9 is secured at one end to the arm of the support 18, and at its other end to the cover plate. Said spring n0rmally holds the cover plate retracted, as shown in Fig. fl. After the milling mechanism has been turned up to operative position,- it is then desirableito crowd the cover plate over against the edge of the work support, so as to prevent the trimmed 76 by screws 81.

off portions from passing between the end of the cover plate and the work support.

As a means for moving the cover plate against the work s pport, l have provided said cover plate wit an adjustable arm 80, which is secured to the cover plate support The arm projects around at one side-of the support 18, and

carries a downwardly promoting portion 82.

The latch 71 is provided with an outwardly extending arm '83, which engages the por tion 82 carried by the cover plate support when the handle is rotated, so as to loci; the support 18 in position. It will thus be seen that when the support 18 is swung to.

operative position, and thelatch 71 rdtated to lock the same therein, the cover plate will I be crowded over against the work support against the tension of the springqfl. As soon as the latch 71 is turned in the oppo site direction to releasethesupport 18, the

' spring79 will throw the cover plate away fromt'he worlrsupport, so that the cover plate maybe readily moved with the milling mechanism, and thus-uncover the parts of the machine behind the same. In this type, of machine", the work support is usually Tprovided with a movable extension, extending to the right'ofthe line of feed as viewed in Fig. 1.. In the place ofthis usual mow able extension for the work supper-hi have mounted the extension 8% on a bracket arm harried by the support-18 for the rullling mechanism. lVhen the rullling mechanism is thrown. down to. expose the parts of the Fig. 8). Said deflecting plateiextends migran ees "with a raised portion 86 (see Figs. 5,7 and 8), which operates to liftthe stripperblade as it is moved laterally, so as to bring the same ahovethe feed dogs. V The raised portion 86 is adjustably secured to the extension of the Work support hy'a suitable screw 86* (see Fig. 7). The

right hand side of the raised-portion 86, as shown in Fig. 5, is tapered while the other edge of theraisedportion is 'providedwith a vertical wall 86". This vertical wall of" the raised portion may serve as an edge guide for guiding the edge of the material which is to 'be trimmed, ruflied, and stitched. .In certain classes of work, it is desired to trim oil merely the rough projecting threads and in such-cases said wall '86", will serve to guide the edge of the material so that the projectingthreads will he cut by the trm "his 7 f i men" m1" The inclined face of the laised portion 86 as above noted, will serve as aineans for guiding the stripper blade so; as to raise it? i above the edge of the fabric and will maintain its line of travel into and outgof oper;

ative-position. 1

The presser foot provided with the.

usual stitch finger 9. The frontor toe of 10G wardly and the milling ade operates under the front end of the toe. The position off the rutfiing blade when in action is indicatedthe presserfoot 9.is sli htly deflected upin dotted lines in. Fig. 13. I havealso'in dicated in dotted (lines in this figure, the position of the movable trimmer blade. 7, and the deflecting device 7 5, which enga es and deflects the trimmed ofi strip.

plate 7 5 and passes down through the space formed in the work support between said deflecting plate 75 and the extension 84 (see derneath the extension, thus forming a chan nel to carry the trimmed oil strip forwa'i" beneath the ruiiler. The position of the stripper blade may readily be adjustedby "fhe." trimmed oil strip engages the deflecting 11s.,

loosening the screw which connects thesrm to the supportin member 21. The raised portion 86 for gui' ing the edge of the fabri'c, and' i'tor guiding the stripper blade as it is moved into and out of action, may be readily adjusted by loosening the screw. 86.

A further-operation of my device, will be apparent from the above description. It will be seen that I have proyided a sewing machine of the overseaming type with a ruf- -fling mechanismwhich may be readily invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is z' 1. The combination with a work support, stitch-forming mechanism, a trimmer operating in advance of the stitch-forming mechanism, a ruffier operating upon the material in advance of the trimmer, and means for moving the ruflier laterally out of engagement with the material without stopping the stitch-forming mechanism.

2. The combination with stitch-forming" mechanism, of a trimmer operating in advance of the stitch-forming mechanism, a rufller engaging the material in advance of the trimmer, means for operating the ruf- Her, and means for moving the rufiier laterally out of engagement with the material and for disconnecting the rufiler from its operating mechanism without stopping the stitching mechanism.

3. The combination with overseaming stitch-forming mechanism, of a trimmer operating in advance of the overseaming mech anism and a ruflier operating upon the material in advance of the trimmer and means for moving said ruflier laterally out of engagement with the material without stop ping the over-seaming mechanism.

4. The combination with a work support, stitch forming mechanism, a cover plate in front of certain parts of the stitch forming mechanism for covering the same, a rutfiingmechahism having parts thereof in front of said cover plate, and means whereby said rufliing mechanism and said cover plate may be moved away from the parts of the machine in rear thereof, whereby ac-- cess to the same may be had.

The combination with a work support, an overhanging arm, a needlelever carried thereby and a needle vibrated by said needle lever, of a rufiling mechanism, including a rullling blade, and means for operating said ruiiling blade from said needle lever to give. said rufliing blade positive movement in both directions, a support for said rufliing mechanism, and means whereby said support, together With said ruiiling mechanism, may 4be moved away from the needle lever wit-h ut stopping the needle.

6. :The combination of a sewing machine,

'inchiding a work support, an overhanging arm'and stitch forming 1nechanism,'of a rutlling attachment including a supporting base on which the base of said sewing machine may be secured, a standard rising from said base, a ruliling mechanism carried by said standard and means for operating said rufiiing mechanism from a moving part of the machine and means whereby said rulliing mechanism unay be moved relativeto said standard away from the stitch-forming mechanism, so as to render the same inoperative.

7. The combination with a sewing machine, including a work support, an overhanging arm, and stitch forming mechanism, of a ruflling attachment including a supporting base, a standard rising therefrom, a support pivoted to said standard, ruflling mechanism carried by said support, means for operating said ruflling mechanism from a moving part of the machine, and means whereby said rufiling mechanism may be moved relative to said support'away from the stitch forming mechanism, so as to render the same operative or inoperative.

8. The combination with a sewing machine including a work support, an overhanging arm and stitch forming mechanism, of a ruiiiing attachment including a "supporting base, a standard rising therefrom, a support on said standard, ruflling mechanism carried by said support, means for operating said rufiiing mechanism from a moving part of the machine, and means whereby said ruflling mechanism may be. moved relative to said support away from the stitch forming mechan sm so as to render said ruflling mechanism operative or inoperative, said support being ivoted on the standard whereby the ri ing mechanism may be moved away from the overhanging arm.

9. The combination with a sewing mavchine, including a work "support, an overhanging arm and stitch forming mechanism, of a rufiiing attachment including a supporting base, .a standard rising there-' from, a support on said standard, a rufliing, mechanism carried by said support, means for operating said ruiiling mechanism from a moving part of the machine, a lever pivoted to said\ standard for moving said rufilingme'chanism in its support so as to bring the same into operative position relative to the stitch forming mechanism and means for moving said ruPfling mechanism in its support so as to render the same inoperative when said lever is released, said support being pivoted on the standard whereby the rufiiing mechanism may be swung away from the overhangmg arm.

10. The combination with a sewing machine, including a work support, an overhanging arm, and stitch forming mechanism, of a ruiiling mechanism, a support for said'rufiling mechanism, means whereby said support may be moved away from the overhanging arm, said Work support having an pivoted to theneedle lever, and havinga extension rigidly secured to the support for the ruilling mechanism, whereby when said support is moved, said extension is moved therewith,

11. The combination with a sewing machine including a Work support, an overhanging arm, and stitch forming mechanism, of a ruiiiing mechanism, a support for said rufiling mechanism, means whereby said support may be moved away from the overhanging arm, said Work support having an extension rigidly secured to the ruiiiing mechanism support, whereby when the latter is moved, said extension is moved therewith, said support carrying also a cover plate for the mechanism of the machine in ,rear

thereof.

12. A sewing machine including in combination, a needle lever, a needle operated thereby, a ruiliing mechanism including a rufiling blade, means for operating said ruiiling blade, positively hack and forth from said needle lever, and means for moving said rufiling blade laterally, said lateral movement of the milling blade disconnecting the same from the needle lever so that the same is rendered inoperative.

13. The combination of a needle lever, a needle operated thereby, a ruilling mechanism including a willing blade, an arm pivoted to said needle lever for operating said rufliing blade, means for adjusting theposition of said arm about its pivotal support for varying the stroke of the milling blade.

14. The combination With a needle lover, a needle operated thereby, of a rulilii'igmechanism including a ruliiing blade, means for,

moving said ruiiiing blade hack and forth positively, nchiding an arm having spaced pro ections at its outer end, an arm pivoted to the needle lever, and having a projecting 1 portion adapted to engage between the projecting portions on said first named arm,

15. The combination with a needle lever,

a needle operated thereby, of a milling mechanism including a. rufliing blade, means for moving said rufiiing blade hack and forth. positively, including an arm having spaced prrucctmns at its outer end, an arm projecting portion adapted to engage be: tween-the projecting portions on said first named arm, and means for moving said arm, connected to the ruiliing mechanism,

"laterally, so that the same is connected'to =or disconnected from the ope carried by th needle lever. I6. The combination of a work support, stitch forming mechanism, a feed dog mov;

'ating' arm ing upwardly through the work support to.

feed the fabric, a ruilling mechanism includmga stripper blade and a ruflhng blade,

' "means-for moving said stripper and refilling I;blades laterally, and means operating-0n the stripper blade for preventing the stripper blade from striking the side of the feed do l7. 'lhecombination with a work support and stitch forming mechanism, a cover plate for covering certain parts of the stitch forming mechanism, a willing mechanism,

a support for said 'rulliing n'iechanism, meansfor slidingly supporting said cover plate on said ruiller support, a spring 'l'ormovmg said cover plate laterally away from the work support, and means for moving said cover plate against the work su iiport "when the ruiller support is in operative position.

18. The coml'unation with a Work support and stitch forming; mechanism, a cover plate as it lSsll'lOVGd laterally" for covering certain parts of the stitch" forming mechmiislu, a willing mechanism, support for said mulling meclu nisin,moans for slidiugly su porting the cover plate on said rufilor support, a spring for moving said cover plate laterally away "from the work. support, and means For moving said' cover plate against thc work, sui'ipo rt and porting said extension by said ruilier support, and n'icans whereby the ruiiller support together with the extension for the work support aud'the cover plate, may moved away from the parts of the machine in rear thereof, so that access theretomay be had,

, 20. A milling attachment including [combination aruilling; blade, a supportin arm to svliichsaid ruilling blade is pivote a spring normally tending to rotate said ruiiler blade on its pivotal support, whereby the same is held out of engagement with the material, an oscillatin arm, a stop carried thereby for engaging the shank of theruffling blade, whereby it is turned into engagement with the material and subse quently moved fin-ward to gather said material.

21-. A milling attachment including in combination, a rullling blade, a supportin arm to which said ruiiiing blade is pivote V a spring normally tending to rotate said willing blade. on its pivotal support, whereby the-same is hldout of engagement with the'i'miteri'al, an oscillating arm, a stop car-Z ried thereby for engaging the shank of the" milling blade, .ivhcreby it is turned into en gagementfwith the material and subsequently moved forward to gather said material, and means for moving the ruflling blade support out of the line of feed. 22., A. rufiling attachment including in combination, a willing blade, a supporting arm to which said rullling blade is pivoted,

a spring normally tending torotate said milling blade on its pivotal support where by the same is held out of engagement with the material, an oscillating arm, a stop carried thereby for engaging the shank of the ruflling blade, whereby it is turned into engagement with the material and subse-' ried thereby for engaging the shank of the rulliing blade whereby it is turned into engagement with the material and subsequently moved forward to gather said material, a second stop carried by said oscillating arin'for positively withdrawing said rullling blade. i 24. A rufliing attachment including in combination a rullling blade, a rod. supporting said ruliling Made, a friction device for holding said. rod against too free movement, an oscillating arm, stops carried by said oscillating arm, for oscillating'the rattling blade back and forth.

25. Alrullling attachmentincluding in combination, a rufiiing blade, a rod, an arm secured to said rod and carrying said ruf- 40 fling blade, a collar secured to said rod, :1 disk carried by said rod, means for holding said disk from rotating, a friction washer interposed between said disk and said collar, means for varying the pressure on said 5 friction washer, and means for intermittently oscillating said rod, whereby said rullling blade is moved back and forth.

Z(L A ruflling attachment includingin combination a ruflling blade, an arm on which said ruilling blade is pivotally supported, a rod to which said arm is attached, a hollow shaft surrounding said rod, a supporting bar in which. said shaft and said ro'd are supported, means for oscillating said shaft, means carried by said shaft for oscillating said rod.

' 27. A rullling attachment including in combination, a rullling blade, anarm on which said rullling blade is pivotally supported. a rod to which said arm is attached,

a hollow shul't surrounding said rod, a supporting bar in which said shaft and said rod are supported, means for oscillating said shaft, means carried by said shaft for 'oscib lating said rod, and means for moving said of a needle; a trimming device located in adbar longitudinally, whereby said miller may be rendered. operative or inoperative.

28. A, 'ruflling attachment including in combination, a rulllingblade, asupporting' shank to which said rul'lling blade is attached, an arm to which. said shank is pivotally connected, a spring engaging said shank, and operating to normally lift the milling blade oil the material, a rod to which said arm is secured,a collar secured to said Y5 rod, :1 disk loosely engaging said rod, a friction washer between said disk and said collar, means for yieldingly pressing said disk against said friction washer, a hollow shaft through which said rod extends,mca'nsforBO oscillatingsaid hollow shaft, an arm carried by said hollow shaft, a stop carried by said arm and engaging the shank supporting said ruiiling blade, whereby the ruffling blade by. the oscillation of said shaft, is B5 brought into contact with the material 'and, by a further movement of said shaft, --is moved forward to gather the material.

29. A milling attachment including'ln combination, a rulliing blade, a supportin shank to which said ruflling blade is "attached, an arm to which said shank is piv otally connected, av spring engaging said shank and operating to normally lift the I; ruliling blade ell the material, a rod to which said arm is secured, a collar secured to said rod, :1 disk loosely engag'hig said rod, a trio.- ti'o n washer between said disk and said eollar, means for yieldingly pressing said disk against said friction washer, a hollow shaffllflfil' through which said, rod extends, means for oscillating said hollow shaft, an arm can ried by said hollow shaft, a stop carried bysaid arm and engaging the'shank supportings. said milling blade, whereby the ruliling blade by the oscillation of said shaft, is brought into contact with the material and by a further movement of said shaft, is moved forward together the material, and u M a second stop carried by the arm secured 1} the hollow shaft, and engaging the arm sup-porting the milling blade, for retracting said rullling blade. i

30. In a sewing machine, the combination vancc of said needle, a deflecting plate located between said needle and said trimming device, a rullling" device located in advance of said trimming device to ruffle the material in advance of the trimming operation said deflecting plate being carried by the slime support which carries the milling device. 31. In a sewingmachinc, a. willing device. for rulliinfr the fabric, atrimming: device for trimming the edge of the milled fabric. a deflecting device to deflect the trimmed oil strip away from the sewing mechanism, and' overseuming mechanism for forming a stitch around the trimmed edge of the rallied fabric said deflecting plate being can 32. In sssewin g machine,

' vided ried by thczse'mc support which carries the rufliing device. 3

V a work plate, a; ruflhng device including a stripper blade,

mes-es 'whcrehy'scid ruiling device can be moved fron iheil'cctive to cflfective position, awprojection on said Work plaicloccted at one-sidoof the inofiecisive position of the rn'lliing'device, whereby in tliemovement of the ruiilihg device, the stripper blade Will be held positively elevated.

in a, sewing machine, a, diverting giiide, s ruiliing device, e resser foot pro with e lcterei extension, means for moving said raiding device out of operative posieion, c latch for locking said rnfi'iing device in position, and means operable upon 7 device in operafiive position,

the releesing et' said lei/ch for moving'scid diverting guide out of the psih oi nd nresser foot extension to enable the rufihng device to moved from ogi'eret-ive position in. .a sewing machine, a diverting guide and means to move it, e presser foot having a lateral extension, a latch for opei ating said guide one Way a spring for moving said guide as soon as the control of the latch is released to enable the (ill/8ft ing' guide to pass the presser foot extension.

In a sewing machine, a-ruilling'device which can be moved from operative to inoperativeposition, a leizch for holding said a diverting guide, said lstchalso operating diverting guide into operative position as said movable device is locked in operative 7 position.

1 'niec-ns to move said guide, a ,rnliiing said milling device in position, operated by sznd latch 'opcmted by said 36. In a, sewing machine, a rniliing device,

willing device from operativeto inoperhi-ive position, a stop to de termine lshc operative position and a latch to maintain said carrying on edj ustcble psi u device in clierabive position. I

e, Zsewing machine, a diverting device, a. latch for holding said milling device in position, andmecns latch for moving said diivcrtin "hide into or out operative po- I 23 b ,sltion.

383111, a sewing nmchine, a diverting guide, n,ruil'ling device, a latch for holding and means for moving said di out oi? oberntivc poventing gnilleint-o or being under con- 'sil ion, said diverting guide ,trol of a spring.

' 39. In :1 sewing machine, a willing device including crullling blade. mid i stripping lalmlc, and-c diverting guide, and a W01k .itcneion, scidi-ullling and stripping div ding;- guide and work plate exni, having means to move them from ojcemtivc in inoperative position,

. t 2 c sewing muciii'ie, c milling device c mllling'bimtlc, normally inactive in, iy mtive posiizioii, means for menace into action.

device, port on said standard,

to move said binstion, stitch-forming mechanism, a.

, said rufiling device inefi'ective.

' operating ing the ruiiling and stripping blades from; y; including 1 lever, and devices operated ther'eby fordis moving said blade laterally into-operative position and for automatically throwing it ll. In a sevvin machine, a milling device, including a. 1 mg blade,

means to move said ruiliing blade laterally of the line of feed, said means including a, lever and stops for limiting the movement of said lever.

42,. The combination with a sewing ma chine includingia Work support, an overhanging arm, stitch-forming mechanism, a. ruilling a willing mechanism csrriedby said support-,mezms for operating said rufiiing mechanism from a moving of the machine,

erd for moving said ruiliing mechanism on its support, so as to bring the same, into operative position relative to the stitch-forming:

mechanism, and means for moving sai rnlfimg mechanism on its support, so as to attachment comprising a supportmg c standard rising therefrom, a. snp

part." a lever pivoted to the-stand,

render thescme inoperative when said lever.

trimmed and stitched, and means, for moving the rufliing device laterally for rendering 'l 45. In a sewing machine, stitch-forming mechanism, a rufi'ling device including o milling blade and a stripping blade, moons for operating the ruiiling blade, and means for-moving the milling tive to the seitclrforming" mechanism said lateral movement of the milling blade disthe combination:

in comf mf-Y uflling; I devices being located in frost :1 gm er;

filed,' I

device located in addevice and deflecting deg,

blade laterally from an operctivc'to an inoperative position role connecting said rulllingblade from its 0per-' sting mechanism.

46. In a, scwnig machiiie, a stitchrforming vnee,clmncisnn, a rnfiling device including a 12 i rufiiingblade, e stripping blade, means for the rnflling blade, meansfor move operative to inoperative vposition,

connecting the ruiliing blade from its 0 5 g rating mechanism when said rufliing be e in 11 moved to inoperative position.

47'. Inc sewing machine, a ruifling devim L including a, willing blade,"means for vibrab}, I ing said rbiiiing blade, said vibrating means 1 111 iqqlfidihgiadvice t o giie the blade 1;. for- In tst imony wheref I a fix my signature,

V -wal dfand backward'movement and also a. in presence of two'witnesses.

' vertical movement, whereby the fabric is engaged rleased positiyely by the rufiing fiblade and means for moving the' rufifing Witnesses:

bladel' laterally for rendering the same in- '1 R. A.,'OSWALD,

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